Upgraded Erv makes a difference for Jacks
Erv Huether Field has a new grandstand to go along with its lush green grass. Not only does it make the fans more comfortable, it also seems to help the baseball team. The Jacks have posted a 4-1 record on their home turf this season, with the biggest win coming against University of Minnesota. Erik [...]
Mild winter allows earlier pest scouting
Predicting how the warm winter will affect populations of pests is not easy, says Ada Szczepaniec, South Dakota State University Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Entomologist. “It depends largely on particular pest species and their biology,” Szczepaniec said. “For example, insects that overwinter above ground are more likely to be affected by warmer winter [...]
Warm weather boosts fishing license sales
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has sold more than twice as many annual resident fishing licenses than it did at this point last year thanks to an unseasonably warm spring. The department had issued 18,917 annual resident licenses as of March 27, outpacing the 7,867 sold by that date in 2011 [...]
State park welcomes first bison calf season
The first of the 400 bison calves expected this spring was spotted earlier this month at Custer State Park. Park staff discovered the newest member of the park’s herd, a heifer, on April 7 in the south end of the park near the south fork of Lame Johnny Creek. Historically, the bison played an [...]
Columnist Kriens bids farewell, remarks on fun five years
Editor’s Note: Travis Kriens has been an important part of The Collegian and its sports columns. We thank him for his hard work over the years. My first story in The Collegian had the dateline, May 2, 2007. It was about the annual spring football game that had taken place that past weekend. It [...]
NDSU sweeps Jackrabbits in four-game set
North Dakota State swept South Dakota State in a crucial four game conference series last weekend in Fargo, ND, dropping the Jacks overall record to 12-24-1. SDSU lost the first three games of the series by one run with each game coming down to the final at-bat. The series opener began on Friday with a [...]
Junior hockey team announces arrival in Brookings
Brookings has built itself up as a hockey town and now they have the team to show it off. On April 23, the city of Brookings, the Blizzard Hockey Organization and the Brookings Ice Skating Association announced that they have reached a three-year deal to bring Tier II junior hockey to the city. The team, [...]
Defense does it again in SDSU spring game
For the fifth year in a row, SDSU’s defensive unit showed off its winnings ways in the annual spring game, causing three interceptions and five sacks to beat the offense, 42-32, on a windy Saturday afternoon. The Jackrabbits scored on their opening possession, driving 30 yards on a six play drive and SDSU set up [...]
Solid bounce back for Jacks in win over UND
There’s been a theme for the Jackrabbits at home this season: tough on Tuesday, win on Wednesday. For the second week in a row, SDSU rebounded from a less-than-stellar showing on a Tuesday and followed it up with a Wednesday win over North Dakota, 12-6 at Erv Huether Field. The Jackrabbits dropped a 6-1 decision [...]
SDSU bobbles away chance to beat Bison
In an afternoon of errant play and disappointing results, the SDSU baseball team absorbed its 20th loss of the season to NDSU 6-1. SDSU(11-20-1) committed four errors to allow the Bison (25-9) to pick up the win, which will not count in the Summit League standings. Both teams will be seeing a lot of each [...]
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